Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

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